Divergent
is the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth, published by
HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2011. It is a young-adult dystopian
novel set in the so-called Divergent Universe, that features a
post-apocalyptic version of Chicago. The novel explores the
protagonist’s emotional struggles as she defines her identity within a
society that defines its citizens’ by their social and
personality-related affiliation with five different factions. Also
driving the novel is a romantic subplot between Tris and Four, her
trainer in her new faction, “Dauntless”.
The novel has been compared to other young adult books such as The
Hunger Games and The Maze Runner because of its similar themes and
target audience. In particular, the novel explores the themes common to
young adult fiction, such as adult authority and the transition from
childhood to maturity, as well as broader motifs, such as the place of
violence and social structures within a post-apocalyptic society. Its
major plot device, the division of society into personality types, is
similar to Philip K. Dick’s 1964 novel Clans of the Alphane Moon and
Rupert Thomson’s Divided Kingdom. However, beyond its literary context,
Roth’s open declaration of her religiosity as a Christian has brought
commentary from Christian communities both endorsing and challenging the
novel.
The novel is set in a post-apocolyptic Chicago. Roth had not intended to use Chicago as the setting: “I wrote the rough draft and I felt like it needed a more grounded sense of place, and I looked at the city I had described, which is all these trains constantly moving, and this lake marsh, and these rivers. And I realized that it was Chicago already, and it was just because that’s the city I’ve known and loved the longest.
The novel is set in a post-apocolyptic Chicago. Roth had not intended to use Chicago as the setting: “I wrote the rough draft and I felt like it needed a more grounded sense of place, and I looked at the city I had described, which is all these trains constantly moving, and this lake marsh, and these rivers. And I realized that it was Chicago already, and it was just because that’s the city I’ve known and loved the longest.
| Directed by | Neil Burger |
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| Screenplay by | Evan Daugherty Vanessa Taylor |
| Based on | Divergent by Veronica Roth |
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| Music by | Junkie XL |
| Cinematography | Alwin H. Küchler |
| Editing by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Studio | Red Wagon Entertainment Summit Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Summit Entertainment Lionsgate |
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